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It's fine line between the two but I think that line is crossed when it gets personal. Once it gets personal, it turns into bashing. But then again, you have to define "personal." It's all pretty subjective crap. Speaking personally, when an individual expresses the feeling of being "bashed" and requests the behavior stop and the other does not, then you kinda know- it's gotten personal-hence "bashing."

To some people, anything other than unconditional agreement of their position (whether it be religious or anything else one can have an opinion on) is bashing or picking on them. If you are honestly not trying to bash, don't worry too much. There are whiners everywhere.

When it crosses the line is when someone essentially says "you're wrong and so you must be stupid." (happens a lot on political threads)

Chritians often feel bashed by atheists because atheists have a tendancy to imply that Christians are stupid for believing in something. Even when an atheist is simply saying why they don't believe, there's an inference there that only someone stupid would believe.

For some it is when anyone disagrees with them. I see it more from Christians. They will cry persecution if you do not fully agree with them. Not all Christians on here do this but there are more than a few.

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